Neil Pitts says David Reid Homes removed dirt to avoid building a retaining wall

Fletcher Building subsidiary Easysteel supplied information to the Commerce Commission.

Bay homes judged in House of the Year Competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Auckland Council has been pitched a revolutionary, sunken stadium for the waterfront.

After a strong rise in February, residential building consents dipped in March.

Consumer NZ has warned people not to deal with the kitset company.

Stock Takes: Fletcher Building looks like a break-up target, but break-ups are hard.

Speculation about a break-up or buyout of Fletcher Building has re-emerged.

A south Auckland business is teaching staff about budgeting to avoid high-interest loans.

WATCH: A 20-metre tower crane is on site at the 24-hectare Coatesville property.

Taupo District Council searches for new office space after asbestos was found in building

An unprecedented number of cranes are littering our sky, and it might not be a good sign.

A man has pleaded guilty to nine charges under the Fair Trading Act.

Why this phase of the construction cycle is the most risky.

Building codes set for review after 'life-threatening' Statistics House collapse.

New Zealand building consents posted their biggest monthly gain in eight months.

Fulton Hogan lifts first-half pre-tax profit 13 per cent, fattens order book.

COMMENT: Investor returns are mixed at best in volatile industry, writes Mark Lister.

New Zealand's labour productivity fell 0.7 per cent in the year to March 2016.

New job advertisements rose more than 17 per cent in February.

China is proving a counter-balance to Donald Trump's protectionist sentiments.

Fletcher Building shares tumbled 12 per cent after the company cut its full-year earnings guidance.

The BusinessNZ-BNZ performance of services index fell 0.7 points to 58.8 in February.

An Australian-headquartered business is buying New Zealand's second-biggest builder, ending a long association with the wealthy Auckland-based

Downer EDI, the Australian-based infrastructure and mining firm, has agreed to acquire Hawkins from the McConnell family.

Longevity and more patients set to keep doctors among best-paid professions.

Pukekohe market gardeners, the Bhana family, live in a rural zone but across the road houses are sprouting up on a paddock they were cropping potatoes two years ago.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

Construction workers are abusing people who complain about late-night or early-morning noise, say locals.

Families were woken by the racket of a noisy concrete pour at 5.30am as Auckland's frenzied building boom reaches fever pitch.